62 Hunting the Grizzly 



camp-life wretched and miserable. Such con- 

 ditions usually make the mighty nimrod long 

 for fine weather and the companionship of 

 friends, especially when alone with a disagree- 

 able guide and with no alternative to kill time 

 but to read and reread the wrapper on the 

 baking-powder can, already emptied of its con- 

 tents. But the disagreeable features of camp- 

 life are soon forgotten, and we are scarcely 

 home before we hear again the call of the wild 

 and are planning another trip to some fresh 

 locality, ready and willing to forego all the 

 pleasures and luxuries of home-life for even 

 the wind and rain of camp-life. Much of our 

 time about camp, as may be supposed, was 

 occupied in examining the various slides 

 through the field-glasses. Our second " bear 

 stalk " was after a black bear, which the guide 

 discovered feeding about half-way up the 

 mountain-side, a quick start being made to- 

 wards him following the discovery. To stalk 

 a black bear is a very difficult operation, owing 

 to the conditions of the localities frequented 

 by his species. We took the course of a snow- 

 slide for our ascent over logs, stones, and all 



